Empress Mine

Empress Mine is a quarry in , , . Empress Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
  • Address: CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Woolman School.

Building
was a private boarding Quaker high school founded in 1963 in . It operated full-time until 2001, when it closed because of financial difficulties. is situated 1 mile north of Empress Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Rough and Ready.

Hamlet
is a former settlement in , . It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet. is located 4.5 miles west of . was settled in 1850, but never grew very large; its 1855 population was 53.

Hamlet
Photo: Isaac Crumm, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , United States. It is located west of , approximately 62 miles from Sacramento. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Empress Mine.

Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the mountain range, this northern city is 57 miles by car from and 88 miles west of .

Empress Mine

Latitude
39.25351° or 39° 15′ 13″ north
Longitude
-121.1044° or 121° 6′ 16″ west
Elevation
2,119 feet (646 metres)
Open location code
84FW7V3W+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369166502
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
5346600
Wiki­data ID
Q49410466
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Empress Mine” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Empress Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
  • Cebuano: “Empress Mine”

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